After living in Colorado for almost two decades I have come to appreciate the long, straight roads of the Midwest. My most recent visit to Iowa, the ‘home state’, was to support a friend, who lost her mother. Speeding down interstate 35, changing my clothes and passing cars on my way to the memorial […]
After my mom’s passing, my family inherited her cats. Their introduction to our house was not immediate as I was not prepared to bring them back when she passed. My father and step-mother had taken care of Jet and Sparkle many times before so they offered to take them in once again until my boyfriend […]
I know by this time, almost everyone has seen the Subaru commercial with the dog and his trusty owner on a 14th bday, ‘bucket list’ adventure. It’s sweet to be sure, but the edges of the happiness are tinged with sorrow because the unspoken part, the part we all know, even our canine protagonist, is […]